Change of Our Lives
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{{Infobox film
| name = Change of Our Lives
| image = Change_of_Our_Lives.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Thay Đổi Cuộc Sống
| native_name = Thay Đổi Cuộc Sống
| director = Maria Tran
| producer = Maria Tran, Debbie Nguyen, Mamta Porwal, Amin Palangi
| writer = Janet Ngo, Anh Kieu, Tuan Lydang, Bill Tran, Peter Yu, Angela Tran, Rudge Hollis, Teagan Huynh, Elizabeth Vu
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = Thien Nguyen, Yen Le, Ian Tran, Maria Tran, Joe Le, Vico Thai. Kim Ly, Son Nguyen, Khiem Le, Thu Nguyen, Jason Mc Goldrick
| music = Vincent Doan, Blanka Vrebac
| cinematography = Justin Gong, Rudge Hollis
| editing = Maria Tran, Adrian Castro
| studio = Cancer Council, Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE)
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|7|27|Hoyts Cinema, Wetherill Park}}
| runtime = 60 min
| country = Australia
| language = English/ Vietnamese
}}
Change of Our Lives is a 2013 Australian feature film using comedy and drama to demystify Hepatitis B, its myths and misconceptions{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/film-aims-to-create-hepatitis-b-discussion-in-vietnamese-community/story-fngr8hxh-1226683773426|title=Film aims to create hepatitis B discussion in Vietnamese community|last=Caines|first=Kimberley|date=2013-07-23}} and set in the backdrops of the suburb of Cabramatta. It was produced and directed by Vietnamese-Australian director Maria Tran.{{Cite web|url=http://www.2ser.com/component/k2/item/4387-podcast-maria-tran-change-of-our-lives|title=Maria Tran on Change of Our Lives - 2SER - Real Radio 107.3 FM|website=www.2ser.com|access-date=2016-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807210959/http://www.2ser.com/component/k2/item/4387-podcast-maria-tran-change-of-our-lives|archive-date=7 August 2016|url-status=dead}} It was commissioned by Cancer Council of NSW and Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE).{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/change-our-lives-film-breaks-new-ground-in-hepatitis-fight/story-fngr8hxh-1226683824487|title=Change Our Lives film breaks new ground in hepatitis fight|last=Caines|first=Kimberley|date=2013-07-23|newspaper=Fairfield Advance}}
Screenings
- It was first premiered at Hoyts cinema in Wetherill Park, a suburb in Sydney to a reception of 600 audiences.{{Cite web|url=https://asianaustralianfilmforum.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/change-of-our-lives/|title=Change of Our Lives at HOYTS 27 July SYDNEY|website=Asian Australian Film Forum and Network (AAFFN)|date=24 July 2013|access-date=2016-04-21|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011003259/https://asianaustralianfilmforum.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/change-of-our-lives/|url-status=live}}
- It had another screening on 29 July 2015 in Melbourne at the Horse Bazaar.{{Cite web|url=http://www.performance4a.org.au/content/view/371/27/|title=Change of Our Lives - Performance4a|last=Wah|first=Annette Shun|website=www.performance4a.org.au|access-date=2016-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504215116/http://www.performance4a.org.au/content/view/371/27/|archive-date=4 May 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
- Selected to be screened at the 2014 Vietnamese International Film Festival.
Cast
- Thien Nguyen as Hung
- Yen Le as Mai
- Ian Tran as Long
- Maria Tran as Bich
- Joe Le as Kai Le
- Vico Thai as Dr Minh
Production
Maria Tran facilitated workshops with project participants and developed the script with them in two weeks. The film was made in 7 days of production shooting. Post-Production was one month at Dong Tam Association.
The movie was shot in Cabramatta, New South Wales, with more than 100 locals making up the cast and crew, and took four months to film.{{cite news |last1=Martins |first1=Bianca |title=Film fights the scourge of hep B |work=South West Advertiser |date=24 July 2013 |page=11 |id={{ProQuest|1411263811}}}}{{cite news |title=Movie exposes disease myths |work=Fairfield City oChampion |date=24 July 2013 |page=3|id={{ProQuest|1411259984}}}} Director Maria Tran said "one in eight Vietnamese people have hepatitis B" and "there's a lot of stigma about having it in the Vietnamese community".
Reception
The film was praised for helping to put a new spin on the efforts to combat the high rates of hepatitis B in the Australian-Vietnamese community.{{Cite news |last=Caines |first=Kimberley |date=23 July 2013 |title=Change Our Lives film breaks new ground in hepatitis fight |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/change-our-lives-film-breaks-new-ground-in-hepatitis-fight/news-story/5f2b3c91fd179fe88b7907b5e58be15f |work=Daily Telegraph}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=4179586|title=Change of Our Lives}}
Category:Australian independent films
Category:2013 independent films
Category:Australian drama films
Category:Cabramatta, New South Wales
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:2010s Australian films
Category:English-language independent films
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